Find your Country Page in the alphabetical box on the top of this page. Tips on using the relevant tabs can be found below.

Country Profiles

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Often country profiles will contain a brief history of the country, be sure to look for these links across the top or in the sidebar.

If looking for profiles in response to specific issues, you can look at international organizations devoted to your topic. For example, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for food supply.

For overviews and historical profiles of the country, check out the resources from the CIA World Factbook.

Diplomatic Relations/Diplomacy & Aid

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If looking for information in response to specific issues, you can look at profiles from international organizations devoted to your topic. For example, the African Development Bank would look at development issues in Africa..

International Organizations can be very helpful in tracking development issues for a specific country and efforts taken to address these problems.

World Bank

The World Bank "is vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors." This agency has two banks, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). The IBRD aims to reduce poverty in middle-income and creditworthy poorer countries, while IDA focuses on the world's poorest countries.

World Development Indicators
The World Development Indicators (WDI) provides a comprehensive selection of economic, social and environmental indicators, drawing on data from the World Bank and more than 30 partner agencies. Check out this video for assistance.

World Bank YouTube Channel
This web site lets you see videos on actions taken by the World Bank, including videos of some of their development projects.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
The UNDP is the organization within the United Nations that works with development issues. They work both on projects within countries as well as providing data on development across the world. You can link directly to the UNDP page on your country from the Diplomatic Relations/Diplomacy and Aid section of the country guides.

DevInfo Supported by the UNDP, DevInfo is a database for monitoring human development, specifically the Millennium Development Goals. In addition, it is a tool to organize, store and present data uniformly in order to facilitate data sharing across governments. Check out the Gallery section for images, tables, graphs, videos.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The IMF works "to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world." This is one of the major international lending agencies to governments and has a strong focus on economic issues. You can link directly to the IMF page on your country from the Diplomatic Relations/Diplomacy and Aid section of the country guides.